The Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board in collaboration with the Cell for Awareness and Research in Environmental Law Studies, National Law Institute University Bhopal, is delighted to conduct their first Biodiversity Seminar, BioSanctum 2016, inviting new and innovative legal perspectives on the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 & ABS Regulations, 2014.

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The focus of the seminar is the much litigated Biodiversity Act and Rules especially in light of the 2014 guidelines.

The unsettled interpretation on several legislative aspects demands a legal inquiry that would pave way for a uniform understanding and application of these provisions.

The deliberations at the Seminar will prove fruitful for all participants and delegates with eminent jurists and experts in the field of environmental law, specifically biodiversity conservation, addressing the audience.

Date of Seminar

6th February 2016

Venue

Topics for Paper and Poster Presentation

We encourage scholars, professionals and students of both LL.B (3 yr/5 yr) and LL.M courses to present a unique perspective and legal interpretation with respect to the following themes under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and Biological Diversity Rules, 2004.

The submissions should NOT contain borders, cover pages or title pages.

References should be footnoted in any uniform format.

Co-authorship with a maximum of TWO authors is permission.

All submissions (abstracts/articles) are to be made in Microsoft Word Document Format electronically to [email protected]

Author details including qualifications and institutional affiliations, details for correspondence (postal address, phone numbers and email address) etc should be provided only in the body of the Email during abstract submission, and not in the submission itself.

The top three papers in each of the three categories of submissions shall be selected for the PAPER PRESENTATION at the seminar and be awarded prizes.

The selection criteria will include: originality of the legal interpretation provided, its relevance and scope of implementation, along with the quality of presentation of the content.

The selection remains the discretion of the Editorial Board exclusively.

The top ten short-listed abstracts in each category (excluding articles selected for paper presentation) shall qualify for POSTER PRESENTATION at the seminar.

The MAXIMUM SIZE of the poster permissible is 3ft x 3ft.

The Best Poster in each category shall be awarded a prize and all others shall receive certificates of participation at the seminar.

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